Naophorous statue with Osiris shrine

end of the 26th/ beginning of the 27th Dynasty, ca. 540–510 BC, Fundort unbekannt

 

 

Naophorous statue with Osiris shrine

The unfinished statue of a non-royal man was intended to serve in the cult of Osiris and would have stood in a temple. Through it the person depicted could participate symbolically in rituals performed in the temple.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Raum IV

Object data

Object Name

Statue

Culture

Ägyptisch

Period

Late Period

Dated

end of the 26th/ beginning of the 27th Dynasty, ca. 540–510 BC

Material

Metasandstone

Dimensions

H 102 cm, B 48 cm, T 68 cm

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Ägyptisch - Orientalische Sammlung

Inv. No.

Ägyptische Sammlung, INV 5772

Provenance

1878, acquired with the Miramar Collection

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